Dr. Joshua Busby Analyzes the National Defense Strategy shift on Climate and Energy.

January 30, 2026

On January 29, 2026, Foreign Policy published an article co-authored by APP affiliate Dr. Joshua W. Busby, that examines the new National Defense Strategy and its approach to climate and energy issues. Dr. Busby partnered with his former Department of Defense colleague, Greg Pollock, to write about why these issues remain critical for American defense…

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Dr. Sankaran Secures Prestigious Grant to Study Nuclear War’s Effects in Space

November 14, 2025

We are proud to announce that Dr. Jaganath “Jay” Sankaran has been awarded a competitive grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York for the interdisciplinary research project, “How Are Modern Technologies Affecting Nuclear Risks?” About the Research Dr. Sankaran has partnered with Dr. Jaworek, the Director of the Nuclear Policy Program in the Nuclear Threat…

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Director Chestnut Greitens writes on China’s bid to reshape the global security order.

September 22, 2025

On Monday, September 22, 2025, the Financial Times ran an analysis piece from Dr. Chestnut Greitens tied to the recently concluded Global Public Security Cooperation Forum in Lianyungang. In the article, Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens details China’s push to reshape global security governance through its annual Global Public Security Cooperation Forum. The forum is presented…

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Director Chestnut Greitens Interviewed on the US-Korea Relationship

June 16, 2025

Earlier this month, Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens was interviewed by a reporter in Seoul on the current state of the US-Korea relationship. She also touched on building Korean Studies in Texas and the importance of technological developments between the countries. You can read the full interview here.

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Clements-Strauss Asia Policy Program and KEI Co-Host Event on Economic Security

October 27, 2023

On October 18th, the Clements-Strauss Asia Policy Program co-hosted a two-panel event on Economic Security in the Indo-Pacific with the Korea Economic Institute of America. The day kicked off with brief introductions by Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Asia Policy Director,…

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Director Sheena Chestnut Greitens Quoted in Politico’s ‘China Watcher’

October 20, 2023

Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens was asked to distill key takeaways from Xi Jinping’s “Global Community of Shared Future” proposal. “It contests democracy… not by arguing that this focus is misplaced, but that American conceptions of democracy are ‘fake.’ It’s a…

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Gen. Brooks Participates in CSIS ROK-U.S. Strategic Forum 2023

October 13, 2023

Clements Center Distinguished National Security Fellow Gen. Vince Brooks participated as a panelist in the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ (CSIS) panel discussion about the Republic of Korea-U.S. Alliance. The ROK-U.S. Strategic Forum bring together officials, policymakers, and experts…

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UT Austin GDIL Team Featured on NGA’s Tearline.mil

October 5, 2023

On August 29th, the Global Disinformation Lab’s Tearline team published “Analyzing Strategic Value of Chinese-Built Infrastructure Projects in Papua New Guinea” on the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s Tearline.mil page. It was also picked up by the ODNI’s Intel.gov and spotlighted on…

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Sheena Chestnut Greitens on “Xi’s Security Obsession”

August 15, 2023

Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens, founding director of the Asia Policy Program, was published in the Foreign Affairs. Her article “Xi’s Security Obsession”, discusses factors that influence President Xi Jinping’s vision of security and his pursuit of a preventive grand strategy. She…

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Clements Center Alum Jada Fraser Published in Korea Pro

March 1, 2023

Jada Fraser, Clements Center Alum, was recently published in Korea Pro, discussing how the potential war in Taiwan could delay the transfer of wartime operational authority to Seoul. The United States and South Korea have yet to emphasize operational or…

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